In part it's John's take on the character, but what I indicated to him
was that Draal's gone through some considerable changes by entering the
heart of the machine; it's given him greater understanding, and the freeing
aspects of greater humor. It's almost like -- and I hate to even use the
reference because somebody'll say "Oh, that's what he's doing," and I ain't
it's just a point of comparison -- Tom Bombadil in LoTR...quite funny, but
also someone not to be trifled with.

jms